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Sort Out The “Must Haves” From the “Good To Haves”

Lots
of ideas can be great unless perfectionism is your downfall.
Prioritisation is key here but a perfectionist can find it hard to leave
out ideas that they think should be included. However, this is
detrimental to the quality of your work or project and can cause you to
fall behind or add extra pressure on yourself.

Before you start any project, make sure you create a list of the ‘must haves’ and the ‘good to haves’. Make the ‘must haves’ an absolute priority and only include the ‘good to haves’ if time allows.

Celebrate Small Wins Every Day

A
perfectionist’s mindset tends to lean towards the negative so writing
down 3 daily achievements can help shift this mindset to one of
positivity. Anything small from “I got up earlier than my alarm today”
to “I met a new and interesting person” can get the mind thinking of
positive aspects and detracts from the negative.

One study
explains how this is all down to certain chemicals interacting with our
reward system in the brain allowing us to receive the feeling of
accomplishment. This feeling motivates us to repeat the process again in
order to achieve it. Thinking of positive daily aspects, no matter how
small, can literally train your brain to be more positive.

Set Realistic Goals

Setting
unrealistic goals is a definite trait of a perfectionist and ends up
causing feelings of inadequacy because they can be hard to achieve. Say
you’re an actor who’s aim is to become a Hollywood star within a year or
you want to have a successful published book within the next 6 months
before you haven’t yet written a word – while this could happen, realistically you’re bound to be disappointed.

Having
goals is a wonderful thing but raising the bar too high can create
feelings of demotivation and lack. So harvest that desire to improve
yourself by all means, but not to the point of making yourself feel
less-than.

Focus On The Big Picture

You
can’t always extinguish the perfectionist in you (that’s perfectionism)
but you can become a ‘healthy perfectionist’. You can do this by always
keeping the bigger picture in mind. Whenever you start drilling into an
aspect or detail of your project, ask yourself how much it’ll affect
the end result. If it only contributes to around 2% then you need to let
it go. This is an example of opportunity cost where there is potential
loss of other avenues or alternatives because of sole focus on one idea.

Stepping back before diving in can save you a lot of time and frees you up to focus on a better result.